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The heart of a new, developing neighbourhood

In May 2016, the YMCA of Greater Toronto opened the Cooper Koo Family Cherry Street YMCA Centre — a new Centre of Community in the heart of the quickly growing Canary District. This 82,000 square foot, fully accessible facility features two pools, an indoor track and gymnasium, weight room, cardio machines, green roof, kids’ play structure, cycling studio, functional fitness training space, and more.

About the project

The Cooper Koo Family YMCA is a legacy building from the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Developed in partnership with Waterfront Toronto, Infrastructure Ontario, and the Province of Ontario, this Centre of Community provides programs and services designed to support healthy living for people of all ages and abilities. Our most accessible building to date, the Cooper Koo Family YMCA is now drawing kids, teens, adults, and families into local networks that will help build this neighbourhood into a strong, healthy community for the future.

The impact of our Centre of Community, part of the charity’s ambitious Strong Start, Great Future Campaign to build new Centres across the GTA, will involve the combined effect of our individual programs and the partnerships we develop in our communities. The Centre of Community model involves co-locating our programs/services wherever possible according to the particular needs of a community.